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Use was made of light microscopy and high resolution electron microscope autoradiography to determine the subcellular localisation of a binding site with a high affinity and specificity for ethylene in developing cotyledons of Phaseolus vulgaris L. The results indicate that the binding site is located on the endoplasmic reticulum and protein body membranes, confirming previous studies using cellular fractionation and marker enzymes.
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Evans, D.E., Dodds, J.H., Lloyd, P.C. et al. A study of the subcellular localisation of an ethylene binding site in developing cotyledons of Phaseolus vulgaris L. by high resolution autoradiography. Planta 154, 48–52 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00385495
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